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Group warns of more attacks

Revolutionary Struggle claims bank bombs, says its targets are politicians and journalists but not ordinary citizens

The Revolutionary Struggle terror group yesterday vowed to continue a bombing campaign, targeting politicians, financiers and journalists, in a written proclamation claiming responsibility for two bombs planted outside branches of Citibank earlier this week and last month.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Store worker shot dead in standoff

A 32-year-old employee at an electronics retail store in the Athens district of Vyronas was shot dead...

Papandreou, Simitis break the ice

Those expecting yesterday's meeting between PASOK leader George Papandreou and his predecessor Costas Simitis to lead to an immediate reconciliation...

Acropolis staff back down

Contract workers at the Culture Ministry decided to stop blocking the entrance to the Acropolis yesterday, just hours after President Karolos Papoulias said...

Greek luck may be out over slot machine law

Greece could face yet another hefty fine from the European Court of Justice...

IN BRIEF

Premier slams antagonistic tactics of FYROM and Turkey : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday told Parliament that Greece had «done its bit»...

'Periandros' gets reduced term : An Athens appeals court yesterday reduced from 21 years to 12 years the jail sentence...

Funds probe : An investigation into the finances of the Church of Greece's nongovernmental organization Solidarity...

Young dealer : Police in central Athens yesterday were questioning a minor...

Abbot remanded : The abbot of Aghia Skepi Monastery in Keratea, east of Athens, was remanded in custody yesterday...

Laser convictions : A Thessaloniki court yesterday handed down suspended jail sentences to a 21-year-old employee...


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Cash machine... A forensic expert examines the remains of a cash machine...

EDITORIAL

Security cannot be toyed with Despite everything that has happened over the last few months, there are still people in the state machinery who refuse to see that the country is experiencing a serious crisis of public safety. They may not realize it but citizens are all too aware of this sad state of affairs. Their displeasure and concern has been recorded in a number of opinion polls. It is about time politicians as well as the high-ranking officials that make the decisions in the security forces understand that this is not the time for half-measures, nor does the situation call for the unjust sacking of decent policemen merely as a public relations exercise.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

The contagion of chaos Perhaps the most alarming piece of news in recent months - which was already frightening enough - was a report in last Sunday's Kathimerini that the police have decided to reassemble their intelligence-gathering capabilities in a bid to cope with the resurgence of domestic terrorism. «It is impossible for us to devote the resources needed to protect every possible target,» said a high-ranking source, speaking on condition of anonymity. «Therefore, we have to concentrate our efforts on trying to collect information.»

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